Official Cup

E.C Dahls Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kai-Arne Sortland started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Guillaume Chaine's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennis Arvidsson was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Dennis Arvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillaume Chaine in the 9th minute of play. Jørund Lyng made in the 10th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Mikael Herdlevær immediately put the ball in play. Dennis Arvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafail Rusev in the 16th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Valette Stars's Rafail Rusev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dennis Arvidsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Guillaume Chaine came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Valette Stars fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Guillaume Chaine couldn't finish the play. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudolf Helberg in the 30th minute of the match. Team E.C Dahls's Dennis Arvidsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Chaine in the 37th minute of play. Dennis Arvidsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Chaine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the game, Armand Plaza was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valette Stars's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Team E.C Dahls the free kick. Armand Plaza hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Rafail Rusev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magnus Meier in the 45th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guillaume Chaine was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Guillaume Chaine tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dennis Arvidsson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 56th minute of the match Valette Stars got a corner. Team E.C Dahls's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fabian Walme ran over to the corner to take the kick. Armand Plaza made a great header on Valette Stars's corner, it was just that Team E.C Dahls's Dennis Arvidsson managed to reach the ball for a save. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Team E.C Dahls's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fabian Walme was slow to take the kick. During this time Valette Stars's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Armand Plaza almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Team E.C Dahls's Dennis Arvidsson did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guillaume Chaine in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Arvidsson saved Team E.C Dahls from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillaume Chaine in the 65th minute of play forced Team E.C Dahls's goalkeeper Dennis Arvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Mikael Herdlevær got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Adrien Tanneau quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 75 minutes into the match, Valette Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Magnus Meier came free, but Adrien Tanneau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Team E.C Dahls's Magnus Meier in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valette Stars's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th minute Guillaume Chaine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Arvidsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Valette Stars's Dennis Arvidsson threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Guillaume Chaine, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guillaume Chaine in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Arvidsson saved Team E.C Dahls from getting behind. Dennis Arvidsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafail Rusev in the 86th minute of the match. Armand Plaza kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Guillaume Chaine dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dennis Arvidsson, 0-1. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Valette Stars walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.